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Illyrian

Illyrian

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Relating to the ancient people or land on the western coast of the Balkans
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈlɪrɪən/
: ilirio
  • The architecture of the ancient ruins reflects the unique style of Illyrian culture in the western Balkans.

So she sent him to the Illyrian war camps to train.

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Examples

  • "In Bosnia, Croatia, and the Adriatic, Iron Age culture is Illyrian culture.

    Academic text (2007)

  • However, these hoplets were few and were outclassed by their Illyrian counterparts.

  • This is our church; this is an Illyrian church built by the native population here.

    Academic text (2007)

  • So she sent him to the Illyrian war camps to train.

    cari can read

  • The boys were fifteen, an age at which Illyrian males had already determined their paths in life.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I want them to start from Venice and then go by cargo steamer down the Illyrian coast.

    A Room with a View (1986)

  • Nesta wakes up surrounded by unconscious Illyrian soldiers.

    cari can read

  • No one told me I was going to wind up with a hundred and fifty Illyrian diplomats on the galaxy's biggest sugar binge!

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The Illyrian recruit blinked, scanned the immediate vicinity.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The Most Serene Republic controlled major areas along the Illyrian coast, as well as several Albanian territories, Crete, and the Duchy of the Archipelago.

    Blog text (32)

Surface Forms

Illyrian positive

Morphology

Illyrian = Illyria (transparent) = Illyria + ian

Standard adjective formation from the place-name 'Illyria' with the productive suffix '-ian' meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Illyrian comes from the old place name Illyria, the name for a people and region by the Adriatic Sea long ago. So something called Illyrian is from or connected to that ancient region or its people.